LEVEL 4 READING PROFICIENCY Final Report on the Prototype Test Jana Vasilj-Begovic, FL Stds O – MPG, Canada, and Associate BILC Secretary Dr. Dugald Sturges, Head of English Language Instruction, Federal Office of Languages, Hürth, Germany Kåre Kildevang, Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defense College Gerard Seinhorst, Project Manager Assessment & Quality Assurance, NLD Defence Language Centre Vienna, May 2017 STANAG 6001 Plus Levels

Introduction and Background Formation of BILC Working Group on Level 4 Proficiency Istanbul 2010 Aim: to assist nations feeling ill-equipped for testing at Level 4 to amplify STANAG 6001 Level 4 descriptors to discuss testing related implications STANAG 6001 Level 4 Reading Test STANAG 6001 Plus Levels

Products Paper: “NATO STANAG 6001 Level 4 Language Proficiency – A Conceptual Model and Implications for Testing” (April 2013) Article “Defining and Assessing STANAG 6001 Level 4 Language Proficiency” (Chapter 10, Language in Uniform, Cambridge Scholars, 2015) Level 4 Reading Test Specifications Tutorial (principles of text rating, differences btw Level 3 and Level 4 texts, sample texts, sample test development procedure, etc.) Level 4 Test Prototype (Tester and Examinee Booklets for speaking/writing modality; administration and rating procedure) Test Familiarization Guide Feedback Questionnaire STANAG 6001 Level 4 Reading Test STANAG 6001 Plus Levels

Familiarization Workshop on Level 4 Reading When: 23-27 October 2017 Who: One person per nation ALTS graduate Deadline for applications 15 September See Jana Vasilj-Begovic for more information STANAG 6001 Level 4 Reading Test STANAG 6001 Plus Levels